Validating ticket punch



April 15 1924.

J. s. BALL VALIDATING TICKET PUNCH Filed May 28, 1923 k/fimi s gi gqLL, 5 Mw 5 Patented 15, 12234.,

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JAMES S. BALL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

VALIDATING TICKET PUNCH.

Application filed May 28,

To all whomit may concern Be it known that JAMES S. BALL, a citizen of the United States 0t America, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Validating Ticket Punches, ot which the Following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to devise a validating ticket punch to be used primarily by railroad conductors and auditors.

In checking over the collection of tickets by railroad conductors by auditors it becomes highly advantageous in order to preventmisappropriation of tickets that the tickets when punched shall not only be perforated in the conventional way, but shall have printed thereon the train numher and the date. This is likewise true of the passengers ticket check. My ticket punch prints the train number and the date at the same time that it makes the perforation.

A further object is to devise a ticket punch that will be simple in construction, easily operated, made of few and simple parts that lend themselves readily to multiple production and that will be small in size.

With these and other objects in view, my invention has relation to certain novel teatures of construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a tragmental side elevation of my device, and v Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken along the line 22 of Fig. 1 showing my punch in a non-punching, non-printing position, and in which Fig. 3 is a section similar to Fig. 2, but showing the punch in a punching and printing position.

Fig. t is an enlarged plan of a ticket that is punched and printed showing the relatire positioning of the punch and printed legend.

The object of my device is to punch and print a ticket 7 as shown in F 4- in which the circle 5 designates the perforation or punch and in which numeral 6 designates the printed legend in which 308 indicates the train number, the 5 the month of May and 21 the day of the month.

I have incorporated in my device as many of the features of a standard punch as is 1923. Serial No. 641,941.

compatible with my purpose and structure. Numeral 7 designates the ticket that is to be operated upon. Numeral 8 designates the upper jaw having the handle 9 formed integral therewith and numeral 10 designates the lower jaw having the handle 11 formed integral therewith. The upper jaw 8 and the lower jaw 10 are pivotally secured together by the jaw pivot 12 shown in Fig. 1. In Fig. 1 the handles 9 and 11 are broken away showing only a portion of each in order to conserve space. A coiled spring 13 is positioned on a rod 14, and

secured at its one end to the handle 9 as best shown in Fig. 11 The rod 1'1 is also secured at its one end to the handle 9 as best shown in Fig. 1. The other end of the rod 14 is secured to the handle 11 in the conventional manner and the spring 13 is secured at its upper end to the rod 14: in such manner as to normally maintain the jaws 8 and 10 in the position shown in Fig. 1. This structure is conventional and is, therefore, not all shown on the drawing. The jaws 8 and 10 are closed against the tension of the spring 13. In the upper jaw 8 is formed the die 15. Rotatively opposite the die 15, secured to the lower jaw 10, is positioned the punch 16 which may have any cross section. A circular section is shown. Numeral 17 designates a floating jaw pivotally secured to a finger 18 formed integral with the upper aw 8 as best shown in Fig. 1 by means of the floating jaw pivot 19. A hole 20 is formed near the free end of the floating jaw 17 of such size to permit the punch 16 to pass therethrough and so positioned that in the opening and closing of the jaws the punch 16 will pass through the hole 20 and the die 15. On the lower jaw 10 are formed two integral standards 21 and 22 having bearings 23 and 24- formed therein in horizontal aliuement. Numeral 25 designates a type stick having the groove 26 formed therein which permits the positioning therein of the remov able type 27. On the ends of the type stick 25 are formed the journals 2S and 29 which pass thiough the bearings 2-) and 24. he structure thus far described permits the rotation of the type stick IIumcral 3O designates an ink pad secured to the lower jaw 10.

In the operation of my device the type 27 must be brought in contact with the ink pad when the device is in the non-punching nonilt printing position =a11d-n1nst he brought in 1 contact with the l ICkBt 7 when brought to a punching and printing position. This process makes necessary the revolving of the type stick 180 degrees when the *jaws' 8 and 10 are brought from the position shown in Fig.2 to the position shown in Fig. 3. The

ticket 7 is positioned hetw-eenthe upper "jaw 8 and the floating jaw 17 when the device isin theopenposition-shown in I lig; 2. In order to accomplish the rotation of the type 27- a rack 31 is formed integral with :1 lateral integral extension'BQ of the :upper jaw 8. The rack 3Lhasits-teethtormed-on the outer side and ism? such length that-pin the closed position of my'device-itwill not extend beyondthe lowerjaw 10 through the :hole 33 in the lower jaw 10. On the journal 29 is keyed the pinion 34. The pinion -34 1s of such diameter andso positioned and :has teeth of such I a pitch diameter "as :to 'mesh'with the teeth of the rack 31.. i It'will be seen, illQlTE'fOlG, that when the rack is moved that the pinion'Bland henoe the type stick will lye-rotated. selecting the proper-size and number and pitch diam- "eters of the teeth-on the raeki-il aud t-he pin-- ion 34, the movement of the type sticleoan :he made that of a rotation of JSO-degrees when my'device is brought from theposition shown in Fig. 2 to that shown :in Fig.1?

The hearings 23-and- 24 :must he slot hear- -ings in order to permit the jonrnals-28 and 29 to move vertically to a slight-degree in order to permit the operation previously described. A pin 35havingthe headSiSS and 37 formed atits end is positioned loosely in holes in the-lower 10 and -:in the float ing jaw 17 as'shown in -Fig. 1. A coiled spring 38 is'wrapped around the pin and is of such length that it is put :in compres sion when my device-assumesthe position shown in Fig.- 3, but isneither in tension nor compression inany other position. This is a-conventional construction;and is for that reason not further described. In order to limit the open position ot' the jaws 8 and 10 ascrew head 39 is secured in the lower jaw 10 as'hest shown in Fig. 1 so as said type stielqsaid pinion beingin' mesh with said rack.

2. lnia device o't the character described,

-21- jaw having a die tormed'therein, and

means for producing--rotation suspended therefrom,- a second jaw having a: punch "formed thereon and a type stick 'rota'tively secured thereon, a rotating :means secured to said type stick, said-rotating 3111911118 in operative engagement with the means *for producing rotationon said first jaw.

3. Ina deviceot the characterdescribed. a jaw having; a die formed hthereon-and means torproducing rotation suspended therefrom, a second jaw having a punch formed thereon; an :inking padsecured thereto and a type: stick rotativelysecured thereon, a rotating means secured to said type stick, s'aidx rotating -means in operative engagementwiththe means fonprodueing rotation on said first jaw, said type stick and the inking DELCl-Of'StUd' second jaw so positioned 'relatively. that when the device 18 1n i a non-printi ne' position one it'a cent-said type stick will he-in contactwith the'inking pad on said second jaw.

In testimony whereof I .affinmy signature.

wTAMES S. BALL. 

